Cap or point for netting-needles.



C. G. McKlNNEY.

CAP OR- POINT FOR NETTING NfEDLES. Armcmou FILEP nun-21 1911.

1 ,238,3l 4. Patented Aug. 28, 1917.

C. M KMEY' 7 '0; uZZ-whom it may concern: 4

-making and repairing fishing nets and .par-..

Be it known that I. CHARLES Gr. McKin- NnY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chokoloskeain the county of Lee and State of Florida, have invented certain new anduseful linprovenients in Cape or Points for Netting-Needles, of which the followmg is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. 2

This invention relates to needles to ticularly to a needle point for a fishing net needle. t V

The general object of'the invention is the provision of a fishingnet needle with a cap or head constituting a point for the needle. which is provided with a knife so formedthat it may be drawn against the cord to be cut.-

A further object is to so dispose the knife inthe head or cap that the knife will not interfere with the ordinary use of the needle. Still another-object is to provide means 'wherebyxthe-knife maybe detachably held within. the head or cap so that it may he removed for sharpening and also provide means. whereby the knife may beadjusted as it wears. I v

Other. objects will .appear-inthe course of. thefollowing-description.

My invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, whereiny Figure l-is a plan View of a netting needle and a cap constructed in accordance with. my invention; I

Flg. 2 1s a plan View of one section of the cap, the other section of the. cap being removed; V

Fig; 3 is a longitudinal section through the capandaportion of the needle;

Fig 4 is a section on the line 4: 4 of Fig. 1. v v

Referring to these drawings, .10 designates the ordinary fisherrnens needle which is cut awayat 11 and formed with a slot 12 having the central prolongation 13. The needle is to be made either of fine grained wood or of ebonite, hard rubber. or other suitable smooth fine grained materiaL The cap which is designated generally 13 is approximately arrow-shaped in form. and,. as illustrated, is formed ofoppositely. disposed plates riveted together so as to embrace the end of the needle or form a sheath for this end of the needle. This cap is proe." re-mister c ao'i ghnosnnnrtonrha I i S peciiicati on ofjtetters Patent.

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vided with rearwardly extending iaterally disposed prolongations 14 which engage the side edges of theneedleend. and at 'itsmiddie the cap is formed with the'rearwardly extending prolongations 15 which engage over the middle portion of'the'needle. end,

these prolongations being bent toward each other'at 16 so as, to embrace the needle end at the end of the'slot 12. Thusthe cap is held firmly but detachably upon-the end of the needle.

The cap 13 is preferably madelofshe'ar steel or like material and may be made in one piece instead of in two pieces rivetedtogether; At one point on. its side edge,

of this cap on both walls of the cap are ground to a-shearing edge. Mounted b'e-' tween the walls of the cap is the knifedesignated generally 18, this knife having a body formed with a blade 19, the knife body beinn s0 disposed in the cap that this blade 19 extends down along the cut away portion 1? and so that the back of the blade is ap 'iroxiniately in line with thecurved edge of the cap. The cutting edge 20 of the blade is rounded and-intersects the cutting edges 17 in the manner shown so that a gradually contracted opening is left be tween the rear-lend of the blade and the rear end of the cutting edges 17*.

The knife is held in place within the cap by a. screw 21 extending through the upper and lower walls of the cap. Preferably the upper wall of the cap is formed with a the cap is cut away as at 1'? and the edges slightly thickened portion 22 which'is recessed to provide a countersink for the head of the screw, while the opposite wall of the cap is thickened and perforated for the I ceived in a'recess or countersink in one of the thickened portions, while the perforation in the opposite portion is interiorly screw-threaded for the screw 21. These screws 21 and 24 act to draw the opposite walls toward each other so as to clamp the knife 18 firmly in place and in its adjusted position. By having the slot 23, it is popsible to shift the cutter inward as the cutting edge of the blade wears away and it is possible to detach the screws 21 and 24: entirely and thus allow the cutter to be extracted so that a new cutter may be put in I place of an old and worn one.

It will be seen that in the practical use of my invention the blade 19 may be used to cut the twine of-a net by drawing the needle backward with a slight jerk, both ends of the twine being taut as the twine always is. As the fishermen always have the knife mounted upon the needle, thus much time is saved and the loss of knives is also saved. The fishermen, in makingor repairing nets have to constantly use their knives and a great deal of time is lost in getting the knife out for use and a great ,many knives are dropped overboard. It will be seen that my comblned knife and needle savesjtime and saves the loss of knives.-

Preferably the needle points will be made in three or more sizes to conform to the "three or more sizes of needles which are ordinarily used. Inasmuch as these needles are often made by fishermen themselves, it is ob 'f'viou's that the cap may be made and soldseparately to be applied to the needles after they are made and furthermore it will beobvious that the knives 18 can be made and sold separately from the caps or points of the needle and be inserted by the fishermen as needed. Of course it is to be understood that this cap or needle point must be as smooth as possible so as not to interfere with the use of the needle and not to act upon the thread when it is being shoved through. Inasmuch as it is rarely necessary to draw back a needle after it is pushed forward, the slight'projeetion of the blade 19 beyond the side edge of the needle point will not interfere with the proper use of the needle.

While I have illustrated a form of my invention which I have found to be very practical and which may be cheaply made, yet it is to be understood that I do not wish to limit myself to the exact form illustrated as minor changes might be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A cap or point for netting needles having oppositely disposed parallel walls, the edge of the cap or point being cut away to provide cutting edges, andaknife blade mounted within the cap or point to project through said cut away portion, the knife blade extending toward the rear end of the cap or point, the edge of the knife blade confronting the cutting edges of the cut 66 away portion.

2. A cap or point for netting needles having oppositely disposed parallel walls, the edge of the cap or point being cut away to provide cutting edges, a knife blade mounted within the cap or point to project through said cut away portion, said knife blade extending with its point toward'the rear end of the cap or point, the edge of the knife blade confronting the cutting edges of the cut away portion, and means whereby the knife blade may be adjusted into greater pr less contiguity to said cutting edges.

8. A cap or point for netting needles having oppositelydisposed walls adapted to embrace the faces and side edges of the netting needle, the side edge of the cap being cut away, a cutting member piv otally mounted within the cap between its walls and having a cutting blade extending through the opening of the cap, the cutting edge of the blade being disposed in convergent relation to the cutting edges formed on the cut away portion of the cap and the knife blade ex-- tending with its point toward the rear end of the cap or point, and means for causing the opposite walls of the cap to clamp upon the cutter to hold it in adjusted positions.

4. The combination with a-netting needle having a slot adjacent one end, of a cap having oppositely disposed walls joined at their edges and embracing one end of the needle, said cap being approximately arrow-shaped and having medially extending projections having inwardly turned terminations adapted to engage against the end wall of said slot in the needle, the cap being cutaway on one side edge to provide cuttingedges, and a cutter mounted between the walls of the cap and having a blade extending through the cut away portion of the cap, the cutting edge of the blade being disposed in convergent relation to said cutting edges, the blade extending in a direction away from the point of the cap. 7

5. A cap or point for netting needles, and a knife blade mounted on the cap, the point of the blade being disposed toward the base of the cap, the back of the knife blade being disposed approximately in line with the corresponding side edge of the cap.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES G. 'MGKINNEY.

Witnesses:

R. L. Sronrnn, WASH Rononns. 

